The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Feb. 21 formally announced the immediate end of its exemption process for the medical certification of insulin-dependent truck and bus drivers.
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FMCSA Medical Certification Process Under DOT Inspector General Audit
A spike in truck-involved fatal crashes and fraudulent truck driver medical certification cases has spurred a Department of Transportation Inspector General audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical certificate program.
February 21, 2019Tesla Model 3 Loses Consumer Reports Recommendation
Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 lost a coveted recommendation from Consumer Reports, dropping its brand from the top 10 of the magazine’s closely watched annual ranking. The electric-car maker’s shares dropped.
February 21, 2019ATA’s Spear Says Collaboration Can Help Reduce Driver Shortage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Collaborating with representatives of various industries and government agencies can buoy trucking workforce development efforts, according to American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear.
February 21, 2019FMCSA Grants Exemption From Flag Rule for Stinger-Steered Auto Haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a limited five-year exemption to relieve motor carriers operating stinger-steered automobile transporter equipment from a requirement to place warning flags on projecting loads of new motor vehicles.
February 20, 2019PHMSA Issues Rule Requiring Oil Spill Response Plans for Flammable Trains
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a final rule that requires railroads to develop and submit comprehensive oil spill response plans for route segments traveled by high-hazard flammable trains.
February 20, 2019Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont Pivots From Truck-Only Toll Plan
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has suggested a tolling program that would affect both cars and tractor-trailers, shifting away from an earlier pledge to only toll trucks.
February 19, 2019FMCSA Grants Pyrotechnics Group ELD Exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted certain members of the American Pyrotechnics Association reprieve from the electronic logging device rule.
February 19, 2019Caltrans Scrambles to Hire Road Maintenance Workers
Caltrans will consider hiring nearly anyone for 333 maintenance jobs it is trying to fill. The transportation department is on a spree to hire enough workers to improve road upkeep as called for in a 2017 gas tax bill that in November survived an initiative that would have repealed it.
February 19, 2019BUILD Infrastructure Grants Reduced in Recent Funding Deal
Funding for grants meant to assist states with infrastructure projects of regional significance was cut under the recently signed law ensuring federal agencies remain open through fiscal 2019.
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